Water wave clip



July 16, 1940.

A. STRIEBEL WATER WAVE CLIP Filed Feb. 3, 1939 In ven for W Patented July 16, 1940 PATENT/O FICE 2,208,438 WATER WAVE our Albert Striebel, Constancc-on-the-Bodensee, Y Germany Application February '3, 1939,- Serial No. "254,442

In Germany January 24, 1938 eola ms. (01. 132-38) This invention relates to a water wave clip, which consists of two connected combs. These combs are mounted on a holding device in such a manner that their upper arm ends are oscillatable, shiftable or both oscillatable and shiftable relatively to an axis and. the holding device is held in the desired position by pressure, tension or friction. The known clips are open to the disadvantage that on being placed in position in the trough of the wave the wave proper becomes deformed and distorted. The strong pressure which is exerted on the edge of the hair, imparts an unnatural appearance to the hairdressing. So

as not to distort a wave whose edge on an averiii) age has a diameter of 1 to 1 centimetres relatively to the scalp and becomes thinner towards the top, a clip is required which opens at 2 to 3 centimetres so as to grip and pull in the edge properly. However, the wave mustnot be destroyed thereby and too strong pressure must not be exerted on the edge of the wave. With a clip, whose construction meets these requirements, the water wave and its edge have a natural formation.

The water wave clip according to the invention consists of two combs, the fixation comb and the hairdressing comb or sliding comb. The teeth of the fixation comb may be longer than those of the sliding comb. The holding device for the combs is so constructed, that it is possi-- ble to hold at any time, when for example the crest is sufficiently high and the real water wave does not allow any pushing closer together. For this purpose the combs are, as above mentioned, oscillatably, slidably or oscillatably and slidably mounted on a holding device, or the holding device is accordingly constructed. The holding device is then at the same time a sliding clasp which enables the dressing comb to be brought into any desired position, to be held in this position and for example to raise the hair edge without exerting pressure thereon. The holding device may be constructed in various ways. The holder may for example consist of two wire loops whose lower ends are fixed on the backs of the combs and Whose upper ends are so interconnected that one arm of the first loop extends over one arm and under the second arm of the second opposite loop, the second arm of the first loop extending in a similar manner as regards the second loop. The loops may be of L, V, U or some similar shape. The connection or twisting of the loop ends is therefore effected pointlike or surface-like so that they can slide one on the other and. at the same time are also oscillatable. "The combs can thus be held in any positive relation to each other. The lower ends of the loops, which are secured to the backs of the combs, may be angular. The connection between the holding device and the comb backs is 5 then not straight but curved. The advantage of this construction of the lower ends of the loops is that, as the two combs slide together, the dressing comb engages well in the other comb already in position behind the wave edge. The angular shape causes the dressing comb in descending, to move in a semi-circular path without appreciably touching the scalp. The principle of the holding and sliding clasp according to the invention therefore consists in that, in turning or sliding or turning and; sliding the upper ends of the holding device about an axis and one upon the other respectively, elastic or frictional forces become operative at the contact and holding points and enable the water wave clip to hold securely in any position without a separate holding device. The symmetrical construction of the interengaging loop or b'ow ends also enables a point or sliding contact, a particularly gentle operation being attained.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated by way of example in the only figure of the accompanying drawing which shows the clip in open position. a are two combs, a sliding comb and a fixation comb, mounted on the lower ends of loops. The lower ends of the loops on which the sliding comb is mounted are bent off at right angles forming two arms I) and c. The upper ends of the loops are intertwined at the points d, e, f, g in such a manner that one arm of the first loop extends over the second arm of the second loop at a and under the first arm of the second loop at g. In a similar manner the second arm of the first loop extends through the arms of the second loop and contacts therewith at the points 6 and J.

The wave clip is manipulated in the following manner: The long teeth of the fixation comb are first slipped into the hair behind the water wave edge. Hereby a slight height and a certain strength are already imparted to the wave edge. This is due to the fact that the fixation comb can be inserted without any difficulty so as is necessary for a good edge formation. The fixation comb may be used in two ways, behind the wave edge, that is towards the back of the head and in front of the wave edge towards the face. This allows of particularly good working. The fixation comb is therefore held between the two thumbs and. index fingers. Then thesliding or dressing comb is pressed downwards with the two index fingers or thumbs according to how the fixation comb is introduced. By the slight counter pressure of the fixation comb and the slight pressure of the sliding or dressing comb the wave edge is formed Without any compulsion and with a naturalappearance. The sensitivity of a water wave edge must not be destroyed by compulsion as it forms the boundary or transition to the next wave. The holding device enbles theedge of the curve to be controlled at any time. The holding device according to the invention possesses the great advantage that the hair dresser can completely water wave the whole I head and need use the water wave combs only at the end, without having even to distort the real wave. By the construction of the clip the hair is not pushed together but dressed. This is due to the long teeth of the fixation comb and the angular shape of the lower ends of the holder. The sliding comb partly engages the wave and passes into the edge from the under side thereof. The edge is thus correctly gripped without having shifted the wave by a millimetre. The angular shape of the'holder acts like a pad owing to its elastic resiliency.

I claim:

1."A water wave clip, comprising in combination two combs, and two pairs of interengaging wire loops hingedly and shiftably connecting said combs and slidable one on the other with sufiicient friction to hold said combs in a determined position the one relative to the other e v 2. A water wave clip as specified in claim 1,

in which one loop of each pair of loops is secured to one end ofa comb, the two loops connected to one comb being each bent at an angle in proximity to its point of fixation.

3. A water Wave clip as specified in claim 1,

in which the teeth of one comb are longer than those of the other comb. V

ALBERT S'I'RIEBEL. 

